· First race in Atlanta, March 5, 1977, Bob Hannah won on a Yamaha. This is the 29th time the gate will drop in Atlanta.

· Yamaha won the first race held in Atlanta at the Fulton County Stadium. In 1992, Yamaha’s Damon Bradshaw won the last supercross at the Fulton County Stadium. In 1993, the race moved into the Georgia Dome, where Bradshaw made history again by winning the venue’s inaugural event.

CHRIS GOSSELAAR: Yeah, it feels good to finally get out there and get in front. I rode a little tight and I’d just like to congratulate Ryan on his championship. He rode awesome all year. I’m really happy for him. I’d also like to congratulate Lawrence, for pulling off second in that race and thank my sponsors, Monster Energy, Pro Circuit, Kawasaki, Thor. I couldn’t be here without my doctor, Steve Navarro, hooking me up on my shoulder and everything from that San Francisco crash. So, I’d like to thank him and all my family who came out to watch me and all you fans. Thank you.

TERRY BOYD: You were mentioning to me earlier today that you already feel like you’re on the best team in Supercross, on the Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki Team. You wanted a good result here because you always gotta start thinking about next year.

CHRIS GOSSELAAR: Yeah, for sure. I always want to be up front. And I did that tonight, even though I did ride a little tight. I couldn’t have done it without my team and everybody that’s behind me.

TERRY BOYD: Well, I’ll tell you what, man – A great job. Nice job. Not closing out the West Coast Lites, but you got an eight-week break. We’ll talk to you when we go to Seattle on the 28th of April.

TERRY BOYD: You rode the wheels off that Yamaha, passed about seven bikes in the last four or five laps – What a great job tonight.

JASON LAWRENCE: Yeah, I tried. Ryan rode awesome. I thought I had the holeshot right there, but he had the inside and controlled the corner and he went wide. He hit me the first turn and it blew out a couple of my spokes, actually. It was pretty cool to see him do something back after last weekend. Congratulations to him for winning the championship and, I mean, I’m just pumped to be up here for my whole team – Boost Mobile, Yamaha of Troy, FlyRacing – Everyone. Thanks a lot.

TERRY BOYD: Let’s talk about a little bit of controversy. Last week in Houston you made the pass, people were talking. You said that’s racing; I would expect someone to do that to me. I think when people looked at the video, they said, okay, the door was wide open. But coming in, you also said, listen, the guy is fast. In order to pass this guy, I have to get a start – Bottom line.

JASON LAWRENCE: Yeah, that’s true. I was just trying to pass him and I kind of thought he’d see me on the inside. I didn’t even know we’d hit.

TERRY BOYD: What are you going to do with the eight-week break? Are you going to take a week off to relax a little bit, and then get going on the outdoor testing? Or is it just right to testing?

JASON LAWRENCE: We’re gonna start outdoor testing on Monday. Then, I’m going to Georgia to get ready for the outdoors.

TERRY BOYD: Ryan, I’ll tell you were turning fast laps in qualifying and practice earlier today. Took a little bit of a spill and I saw people do that gasp. You just popped up – no big deal.

RYAN VILLOPOTO: Yeah, I’ve been getting good starts all night and it just worked out for me in the main. I got a great start and then Goose was leading and that helped me out a lot. I just can’t thank the team enough for what they’ve done for me. They kind of put me where I’m at now. I just can’t say enough for everybody that’s helped me like my mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, Monster Pro Circuit, Kawasaki, Jeff Fox from Parts Unlimited, Thor, Maxima, Bridgestone, Scott, Vans, KMC, Amp’d Mobile and the Lord Jesus to keep me safe. I’d just like to thank all the guys from Toyota of Escondido for hooking me up with the sickest truck out there. I can’t thank everybody enough.

TERRY BOYD: And it’s the official truck of Supercross. By the way, look at your family over there! They are beaming ear to ear. Mitch Peyton is smiling ear to ear as well. Now, earlier today, you said one of the things you’d like to do but you don’t really have control of your finances yet because you just turned 18. You want to get some property in Texas. With a championship, I can think of a better way to celebrate.

RYAN VILLOPOTO: Yeah, that’s what we’re looking for a place to spend outdoors. I just can’t thank everybody enough on the team.

TERRY BOYD: Alright man, congratulations. It’s always good to see a guy out of the Pacific Northwest taking home a win.

JASON WEIGANDT: That is Ryan Villopoto. That is your Supercross West champ. And I want to do some research. I don’t know if we’ve ever had a Supercross title wrapped up in February, but that’s the way the schedule worked and that’s how well Ryan Villopoto rode.

TERRY BOYD: Fifteen hundred dollars for you, Hot Sauce. That ought to take the sting out of the night.

IVAN TEDESCO: Yeah, it’s not how I want to be up here tonight. I got a good start. I was just real slow at the beginning of the race and it took me a while to get going. I wish I could get up here for the podium but it’s a good step for me. I’ve been struggling lately and I just need to keep on building on it and go from there.

TERRY BOYD: Let me ask you a tough question, probably, to answer – but after Toronto you were pumped. You were full of energy, you were healthy, and you got taken out with a broken hand. Has it been tough to bounce back from that early on?

IVAN TEDESCO: Yeah, for sure. This is the probably the toughest experience I’ve had to deal with in my career. I’m struggling right now but tonight was good. I had a decent ride and I have something to build on now. I just want to get up there and battle with those guys. I think if I keep on getting up there and working on my speed during the week, I’ll get there sooner or later.

TERRY BOYD: Next week at Atlanta – How about that?

IVAN TEDESCO: Yeah, that’ll be good. I’m actually going back to my place in Texas this week and ride on some softer dirt and it should be good.

TERRY BOYD: We’ll see you next week in Atlanta – Hopefully I’ll be talking to you up here on the podium again. Let me grab Kevin Windham. K-Dub, get over here man.

Kevin, you were so gracious earlier on in your interview. You said, I’m not the winningest rider, but I sure have a lot of great fans that have stayed with me through my entire career. And you said, hey, last week it felt great to lead again.

KEVIN WINDHAM: It did, and I’ll tell you what, tonight it just feels great to be up here on the podium. I was hearing the crowd cheering and it sounded like an exciting race. I mean, I hated to see James go down but I’m just stoked to be riding a lot better. Everyone knows that the start of the season was a little bit rough for me and the Sobe No Fear Samsung Honda Team just really stuck with me through thick and thin. I’m so glad to put ‘em up here on the podium. The bike’s been week in and week out and unfortunately, I haven’t been. But, we’re moving in the right direction. It feels great to be up here. It feels good to ride strong in Houston and I just gotta take my hats off to the sponsors.

TERRY BOYD: You said you missed Valentine’s Day. Here’s a great Valentine’s Day present for your wife.

KEVIN WINDHAM: Yeah, I had to fly here on Wednesday and the team just wants to keep working and working, trying everything they can to help get me up here and it’s such a big help. I had to leave on Valentine’s Day, so I gotta say hey to my wife and children back home and to my family and everybody back there. But right now this moment’s just unbelievable and I just couldn’t do it without such an incredible support team.

TERRY BOYD: And it’s always good to be talking to you, K – K-Dub. We’ll talk to you next week in Atlanta.

Let me get Tim Ferry over here. Timmy, come on down. Tim Ferry, stepping up another notch on that podium. A year ago, you were riding really as a privateer, and it was a tough struggle for you. Did you ever think that you would get back to this level again?

TIM FERRY: Yeah, I had a lot of injuries, obviously, back in ’04, ’05, but I put those behind me and rode the Triple X last year and things were good and caught the eye of Kawasaki. So, I can’t believe this is actually happening. I finished around tenth last year and I was totally happy at that point.

TERRY BOYD: Were you dreaming of this?

TIM FERRY: Yeah, definitely. I knew I could do it. I just wasn’t sure if my wrist could do it. I knew I could always do it. I just needed the right team. I got good support from Kawasaki and Monster and I’d like to thank all the guys for working really hard over there. I’d like to thank my wife, who’s here and flew out today to watch me race and all my family back at home. I got to thank all my sponsors for sticking behind me- Scott Goggles, 661 Boots and Etnies.

I’ll slide in with Chad Reed. I don’t know if you even are aware of this, but San Diego – four out of the last five years – the win at San Diego has gone to Chad Reed.

CHAD REED: I love this plan. I’ve got some wins when I really needed some wins at this place. I think it was ’05 when we were battling with RC and got him on the last lap. I’m just super excited to get this win, man. Second place was getting old and I needed to step it up. It was a shame to see James go down like that but I felt that I was riding well. It was a long race and it sucks. It was kind of scary. I came up over the finish line and I just saw him kind of going left right and I’m just saying, just stay there and I’ll miss you.

TERRY BOYD: I noticed the first piece of business was to go over and give your wife, Ellie, a kiss. Is thi